Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of drinking with another, or together, in fellowship; the act of drinking a pledge or a health.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act of pledging, or drinking first, and then offering the cup to another.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical The
right todistill spirits . - noun obsolete The act of
pledging , or firstdrinking and then offering the cup to another.
Etymologies
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Latin propinatio. See propine.
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Examples
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That leaves (4), (5) and (6): a shortening of propaganda, propination or propaedeutics.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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That leaves (4), (5) and (6): a shortening of propaganda, propination or propaedeutics.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Consequently, propination means “a toast to someone’s health.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Consequently, propination means “a toast to someone’s health.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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